Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade (2003)
Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade was the link movie connecting Rush Hour and Jack.
Linked through Jason Davis and Rickey D'Shon Collins.
Both Jason Davis and Rickey D'Shon Collins appeared in Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade.
About Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade
"Wow ... fifth grade! But what good is practically being a grown-up when the teacher's a big sourpuss?"
Everyone's favorite fourth graders have graduated! It's an all-new school year for the kids — and the gang hits the fifth grade running! But they're stopped in their tracks when they discover some unwelcome changes — no pizza, no playground... no lockers! And to make things worse, their teacher turns out to be the cantankerous Miss Finster! It's all too much for T.J., who is determined to find a way to stand up for what the gang believes in and improve the school they love! The fifth grade brings out the best in everyone... even Miss Finster and Principal Prickly!
Directed by Howy Parkins
Written by Bart Jennett, Elijah Aron
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Score by Denis M. Hannigan
The series' introductory music and art design were intended to evoke the feel of prison-escape films such as The Great Escape; additionally, the character Mikey's singing voice was performed in the series by Robert Goulet.
Movie trivia
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Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere are credited on marketing materials and late-series title cards as "Paul & Joe".
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Animation for the series was produced by multiple studios, including Grimsaem, Anivision, Plus One Animation, Sunwoo Animation and Toon City.
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Recess premiered September 13, 1997 on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning, ran four seasons and 65 half-hour episodes, ending November 5, 2001, and was later syndicated to Disney Channel and Toon Disney.
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Walt Disney Pictures released a theatrical film, Recess: School's Out, in 2001; two direct-to-video films followed in 2003—Recess: All Growed Down and Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade—and the characters later appeared in a Lilo & Stitch: The Series crossover.
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Cold War motifs are woven into the series' themes and plots, with episodes depicting suspected spies, references to Communism for blackmail, and storylines such as T.J. masquerading as a Soviet spy to reconcile military fathers.
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Mikey's speaking voice is provided by Jason Davis while his singing is performed by Robert Goulet, and the lead T.J. Detweiler was voiced by Ross Malinger in Seasons 1–2 and Andrew Lawrence in Seasons 2–4.
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